Finally Finished

Last month I finally got around to painting my kitchen.   I think it was Hurricane Sandy that shook me out of my project standstill.  To have our home spared of any damage was truly a blessing and it reaffirmed to me to truly appreciate and care for everything you are given.  So the paint chip that decorated my wall for months turned into a gallon of paint and the final phase of my kitchen project was underway.

Here are some earlier photos of the kitchen project.   I wanted to add the look of  board and batten (the easy man woman version).   I measured off and taped where the boards would go.  Then off to Home Depot with the measurements where the most helpful lumber department employee cut the boards.  I put them up by using both nails and Liquid Nails - that glue is awesome!   I filled the nail holes in with spackle and areas that were not perfect fit.  

After sanding I primed and painted and this is where the project stopped.   I began to wonder if this is what I really wanted -  ugh????  The most common look is to paint the whole area white but I knew that just wasn't for me.  Manchester Tan by Benjamin Moore to the rescue.  I decided to paint the whole area in one color and see how it looked.  Whether it's correct or not I love how it looks.  The boards add a subtle dimension to the walls.   Here's how it looks today.

Have you ever doubted a project you started?

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